The median annual wage for Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is $46,770 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $46,850.
Pay spans roughly $34,150 at the 10th percentile to $64,500 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $22.49 per hour. An estimated 220 people work as molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
| Median (annual) | $46,770 |
| Mean (annual) | $46,850 |
| Median (hourly) | $22.49 |
| 10th percentile | $34,150 |
| 90th percentile | $64,500 |
| Employment | 220 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.